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Elections / 1956 · President · ME

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Maine R+41.7.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Maine, 1956. The state ran 26.3 points more Republican than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)

Maine result
351,706 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
102,468
29.1%
Eisenhower (R)
249,238
70.9%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+41.7
1956 presidential election
Maine, 1956
EisenhowerR+41.7
1956 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1956 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 1956 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1956 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Androscoggin County, ME · R+12.5Aroostook County, ME · R+44.9Cumberland County, ME · R+43.8Franklin County, ME · R+57.9Hancock County, ME · R+73.8Kennebec County, ME · R+33.5Knox County, ME · R+62.6Lincoln County, ME · R+72.1Oxford County, ME · R+46.1Penobscot County, ME · R+52.9Piscataquis County, ME · R+55.2Sagadahoc County, ME · R+45.9Somerset County, ME · R+43.5Waldo County, ME · R+65.3Washington County, ME · R+52.4York County, ME · R+24.1
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican70.9%249,238
Adlai StevensonDemocratic29.1%102,468
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1956
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyR
−12.5%
15,84220,38536,227
Aroostook CountyR
−44.9%
6,08916,00122,090
Cumberland CountyR
−43.8%
19,43849,69669,134
Franklin CountyR
−57.9%
1,6806,3077,987
Hancock CountyR
−73.8%
1,70411,31613,020
Kennebec CountyR
−33.5%
11,48323,02834,511
Knox CountyR
−62.6%
2,0378,86610,903
Lincoln CountyR
−72.1%
1,1647,1918,355
Oxford CountyR
−46.1%
4,65312,60717,260
Penobscot CountyR
−52.9%
8,56827,80636,374
Piscataquis CountyR
−55.2%
1,5415,3366,877
Sagadahoc CountyR
−45.9%
2,3016,2018,502
Somerset CountyR
−43.5%
4,11910,47114,590
Waldo CountyR
−65.3%
1,3846,5907,974
Washington CountyR
−52.4%
2,5558,18110,736
York CountyR
−24.1%
17,91029,25647,166